Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1932, Page 2

A2 #» TEACHERS' SALARY | LOAN AUTHORIZED -Arlington - Supervisors Willj Borrow '$8,000 to Pay March Wages. ‘By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT| HOUSE, Va., April 2.—A loan of $3,000 to pay teachers’ salaries for March was ‘authorized by the Arlington County -Board today. The teachers, however, - will not be paid until Monday, it was | said Members of the County Board were | in geceipt today of a statement from the School Board, showing that $10,- 000 was needed to pay the March teach- ers’ salaries, which were due vesterda and that an additional sum of $65742 would be needed for the operation of the schodls for the balance of the pres- ent session. Superintendent Is Sought. Fred A. Gosnell and Mrs. Elizabeth | B. Magruder, board members, both stated at today’s meeting vthat they would like to ask some questions of - Superintendent of Schools Kemp or Thomas J. de Lashmutt, chairman of the School Board, and a fruitless effort ‘was made to locate the former. Sheriff Howard B. Fields was sent to locate .De Lashmutt. He reported that he had notified the School Board chairman, who was in the Court House, that his presence in the county b:ard room was desired and that De Lashmutt had made 0 reply. He did not, however, put in s appearance. Board Member John C. Gall stated, when none of the school officials put in an appearance, that “it looks like the school board is less interested in * keeping the schools open than we are supposed to be since this is the second theeting that we have held to discuss the desired Joan and no school officials have been present at either.” He then remarked that if the county board was to take care of all of the details that are supposed to be handled by the School board it would soon be suggested that the schools be placed under the county management. To this suggestion Chairman Harry A. Fellows replied that it was an “ex- cellent idea” and should be done. Many Obligations Unpaid. It was brought out that the school “board’s statement showed a large num- rber of unpaid obligations. These, it ywas said, would not be cared for until «the audit of the county's books is com- Spleted. Gosnell declared that this was $manifestly unfair to the creditors. ¥There was nothing, however, that the «county board could do about this situ- ;ation. . The $8,000 authorized today was in addition to a $40.000 loan that had been authorized for the payment of fbonds and interest coming due on #March 31. The first named loan is to »be made for a period of 30 days only. Immediately upon the authorization of the loan word was sent to the tchairman of the school board so that he could ‘make arrangements to ab- stain the money before the banks closed. CURTIS OPENS SHOW ' BY PRESSING BUTTON General Motors Display et Audi- torium to. Continue Through April 9. b .. Vice President. Curtis a4 noon today pressed a button from his office at the Capitol, marking, officially, the exact time of the opening of an exhibition of General Motors’ products in the: ‘Washington Auditorium. ‘The display here is one of 55 similar exhibits of General Motors being held simultaneously in cities throughout the country. All of the General Motors 1932 auto- mobile models are on view at the au- ditorium. Automobile accessories, elec- trical refrigeration units, vacuum clean- ers, electric fans and other products are being shown. Decorations have been mstalled in the auditorium under direction of C. M. Zimmerman, in charge of the ex- hibit here. The show will continue through Saturday, April 9, from 10 o'clock each morning until 11 o'clock at night. D. C. WOMAN CHARGES WIDESPREAD ART PIRACY Copyright Law Ineffective, Miss Leila Mechlin Tells Federa- tion Members. By the Associated Press. . OMAHA, Nebr., April 2.—Miss Leila Mechlin of Washington, D. C., national eecretary of the American Federation of Arts, in an address before the Mid- west Regional Conference of the fede! tion, pictured the United States as international haven for pira She decried the “lack of legal pro- tection given artist is country” and termed the copyright law “clumsy and ineffective.” “American manufacturers.” she as- serted, “at the present time boldly steal designs where they please. Recently the American Federation sponsored an international exhibit of designs. These were so ruthlessly pirated by American manufacturers, despite copyright pro- tection abroad. that the enraged foreign 2 to exhibit again in France, the various artists have enjoined & strict boycott of their members." She predicted a European artistic t;_m_vmu of the 1933 Chicago World's air. Italian Storm Kills Seven. TARANTO, Itily, April 2 (®)—A violent storm on the Gulf of Taranto took the lives of seven fishermen today Seven cthers yere thrown into the gulf, but reached shore by swimming. Marriage Licenses. Howard R. Weeks. 23. a Sarah L. Pat- terson. 21° Rev ark Depp ' Lewis W 21 Dorothy M. Tt i s e Jackson. 30. and C ) 28, Rives v. L. 1 28, and Gwendolyn M. Burke. and Erma A, Mack, amd Vera L. 6 Rohrer and Lois R. K ing. | and Mary M "Rev. cliffora H. | and Va.: Rev. Johu und Edith C Ohio; Judge Virsinia Highlands, t. 21. Alexandris, and Claudia a Holmes, Gasking el 13 Margaret M ary ) 2 3 hix city. and Edith ake. Va.; Rev. F. F. Bessie Dean. 19; Rev and Edna M. Lewis, Gay Society OP: Sergt. Frank W. Smith with his “Wandering Gypsy” troupe, a feature of the variegated pro- gram. Patsy Smith, daughter of Capt. G. 1. Smith and substitute for Sergt. Smith at some of the per- formances, is seen up on Tony, the trick horse who dances, bows and other- wise politely disports himself, She is holding Tony while his running mate, Boogy, rests on her shoulders. Extreme right is Albert Recknor with Shamrock. The circus closes today with final per- formances at 2:30 and 8:15 p.m. Below: Three Washington debutantes arrayed in Spanish costumes for one of the 14 classes which have drawn enthusiastic érowds to the Fort Myer Society Circus. Misses Eleanor Pierce, Jeanne Richards and Stuart Birdsail are among twoscore young ladies wko participate in the colorful events of the charity show. —Underwood and Star Staff Photos. SUCCESS SCORED BY SOCIETY CIRCUS Second Half of Annual Fort Myer Event Is Brilliant Display. The Society Circus completed yester- day the first half of its annual ap- pearance as the season's foremost pageant of horsemanship and prepared for performances this afternoon and tonight to round out the second half of its two-day run at Fort Myer, Va. Fourteen superlative classes marked the presentation of the most successful of the annual charity exhibitions be- fore a distinguished audience. Although the sale of tickets to Taise funds for Army charities and the District unem- ployed was at first reported disappoint- ing, the crowds yesterday afternoon and last night filled the riding hall fa- cilities almost to capacity. Today’s shows are scheduled for 2:30 and 8:15 pm. Expectations Are Exceeded. The 1932 Circus exceeded the expec-| tations of its patrons and even the| most optimistic among the hundreds who flocked to watch it. Troop Tiding, children's classes, debutantes and offi- cers in gay costume, and an hilarious clown contingent lent endless variety to the program, while the acts put on | by the Army trick riders were virtually | one continuous thrill. Capt. Lucien Truscott's novel Hun- garian Hussar jump ride, which was introduced with & rush as the riders dropped 6 feet through a window into the ring, received @ great ovation. The rodeo and gymnastic rides of the Cav- alry troops and the new game of eques- trian basket ball also were applauded. Debutantes in formal riding habits and pink-coated Army officers rode in the English hunt tlass, and the Wash- ington and Virginia girls also staged the Hyde Park tandem and Spanish senorita events. Children played, par- | ticipated in the mounted Cub Scouts maneuvers and the paddock parades Mrs. Hoover Boxholder. Boxholders at yesterday'’s matinee | were—Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Secretayy | Mills, Secretary and Mrs. Hurley, Sen- ator and Mrs, Reed, Maj. Gen. J. L.| Chamberlain, Maj. Gen. Blanton Win- ship, Col. R. R. Wallace, Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, Mrs. Newbold Noyes, Mrs. Cary D. Langhorne, Mrs. E. St. John | Greble, Mrs. Henry B. Carpender, Mrs. | Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Clarence E. Hancock, Mrs. George R. Cecil, Mrs. James S. Parker, Robert L. Anderson & Co., and the 308th Cavalry b Among the boxholders at the evening performance were Vice President Curtis, Dr. H. F. Alfaro, Minister of Panama; Maj. Gen. George E Leach, Maj. and Mrs. George §. Patton, Maj. H. H. Ful- ler, Mrs. Keith Merrill, Mrs. Robert Guggenheim, Mrs Arthur N. Vanden- Exilona Hamilton, and Mrs. ht GERTRUDE ASTOR ILL LOS ANGELES, April 2 (#)—Ger- rude Astor, en actress, was under the care of physicians yesterday following a nervous breakdown. She collapsed in | the county clerk’s office yesterday while she and her attorney were looking over the records in her suit against Vivian | Duncan, actress, for damages alleged to | have resulted from Miss Duncan’s oc- | cupancy of Miss Astor's Hollywood home, which she had leased. | FILES IN BANKRUPTCY L. C. Pritchard, Inc., florist, 751 Fourteenth street, yesterday filed a peti- tion in voluntary bankruptcy. Through | its president, Archie L. Wicks, the com- | pany places its liabilitles at $4,205.47 | and estimates its assets at $3.851.92 Attorney Eugene B. Sullivan repre- | sents the bankrupt. BAND CONCE]}.T, By the United States Soldiers' Home Band this evening at Stanley Hall, at 5:30 o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “Our Sammies"....Vandersloot Overture, “Innesfallen”........Koppitz Morceau, suite of three numbers. .Grieg | “Repose of the Forest.” “The Asra.” Excerpts from musical comedy,” “Nina Rosa" . Romberg 25. and Mary C Cln . and Bessie Bawyer, son. Ayden, N. C.. and Dolly E. Briegs 31 Joun E. , 21 this city, and Baltimore Md.; Rev. Fox trot, “I'm Sailing on a Sunbeam,” \ Waltz, “Lovely Lucerne” Godin Pinale, “Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet,” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C. SATURDAY, 4 RAL LOANS MEET Circus “Closes Today RIDERS OF ALL AGES DELIGHT FORT MYER CROWDS. | Reconstruction | Couzens, who had criticized the Missouri SENATE OPPOSITION Couzens Proposes to Strip| Power From Finance Corporation. The issue raised by the Inl(‘rslai!“ Commerce Commission over railroads obtaining money from the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation to pay bank loans had assumed new proportfons to- day, with the commission withholding approval of such a grant for $1,000,000 to the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Sen- ate considering a resolution that would | strip the Finance Corporation of the | power to make rail advances. At present, the commission must pass upon loans to the carriers after their authorization by the Pinance Corpora- | | | | | tion. Under the resolution offered yester- | day by Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michigan jurisdiction would be trans- ferred entirely to the commission. Opposition Revealed. | The opposition of the commission to | railroads borrowing Government money | to pay bank loans before their private resources were exhausted came to light several days ago in the case of a Joan to the Missouri Pacific, the commission reluctantly approving an advance of $12,800.000, of which $5850,000 was to pay half of a group of loans held by three New York banks. Approval of this part of the loan was given, the commission indicated. because the board of directors of the Finance Corporation had adopted a resolution granting the »n on condition that the commission also approve it. The resolution was adopted by the corporation the same day President Hoover called into conference officials of the corporation, Chairman B. H. Meyer of the Commission Finance Divi- | sion and 15 railroad heads. The commission criticized bankers | who refused to renew railroad loans after profiting from such business in more prosperous times. It gained its point to the extent that the banks contimued to carry half of the total amount of loans. Yesterday. the commission authorized the B. & O. to borrow $7.000,000 from the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion to meet various forms of indebted- | ness during the next month, but de- ferred action on the $1,000.000 re- quested to meet bank loans due April 26. The Baltimore & Ohlo approval covers various debts due up to April 15 and $975,000 worth of equipment trust obligations due April 26. Commenting upon the loan, the com- mission said consideration of the $1,000,000 should be “deferred pending further negotiations on the part of the applicant looking to additional private financing.” The measure proposed by Senator Pacific loan, would set up & revolving | fund of $400,000,000 in the Treasury, | out of which the Interstate Commerce Three Youths Find “Kidnaper” Shouts Quick Way to Jail Cries of “Help” From iTruck Bring Police Chase and Arrests. Yelling “help” and “kidnapers” is about as quick a way as any to land in & police station cell, three youths learned today after their cries had | caused dozens of motorists and pedes- trians, in addition to a couple of po- licemen, to start in pursuit of them. The chase began at Seventeenth and H streets when the boys, riding on a ! truck, began their shouting. As mo- torists and pedestrians started after them their yells attracted the attention | of Third Precinct Policeman A. 8. Mis- kell and Park Policeman C. E. Rabbit. | The officers jumped into their automo- | biles and chased the youth to Nine- teenth street and Pennsylvania av nue, where they cornered them. Explaining_they were “just*having a little fun,” the boys were held on $25 collateral each on disorderly con- duct charges. They identified them- | selves as Jerome E. Thompson, 19, of | the 200 block of Fifteenth street south- block of East Capitol street, and Ed- ward F. Nolan, 19, of the 1400 block of East Capitol street. They had not been drinking, the police said. Trio Rob Trappe, Md., Bank. TRAPPE, Md., April 2 (#)—The Trappe branch of the Farmers & Merchants’ Bank of Easton was rob- bed today by three men, who escaped | morning drove the population of Cerig- | primary May 3 streets. | the Democratic ticket by supporters of | was given medical attention. amount of money, first reported to be Ther= were no casualties, however, and | Garner, Alfred E. Smith and Franklin | she was removed to her home in a in an automobile with an undetermined $2,000. Stage Is Set for Massie-Fortescue Trial Monday Lieut. Thomas H. Massie is one of four defendants facing trial in Honalulu for the slaying of Joseph Kahahawai, NEW SETTLEMENT DFDICATION ST Archhishop Curley to Preside at Christ Child Serv- ices Here. Archbishop Michael J. Curley will | dedicate the Christ Child Settlement | at 608 Massachusetts avenue Monday at 4 pm. when the building will be | thrown open to the public. Already there are 661 children en- rolled at the settlement and a Moth- ers'’ Club has been formed with 60 members. | For the last 30 years the Christ Child Society, founded by Miss Mary V. Mer- rick, s worked effectively to meet the needs of the underprivileged child. From a small beginning it has grown into a national society with 30 branch- es in different cities, Settlement work has always been one of its chief activ- ities. The new settlement house of lhe‘ society is fireproof and well equipped | for the purpose for which it was de- signed. It includes a dental clinic which treats ‘about 77 cases a month |east; John E. Adams, 18, of the 1500 | There are two large assembly rooms | for the children, a library and other facilities for ;class instruction in bas- ket weaving,’ carpentry, sewing, arts and crafts apd various forms of ath- etics. Earthquake Causes Panic. CERIGNOLA, severe earthquake Italy, April 2 (®)—A| shock early this| | nola panc-stricken into the ‘| the damage was slight. Commission could make loans to the roads at 6 per cent interest. All sections of the Reconstruction Corporation act relating to loans to railroads would be | repealed. In making a report to the Senate yesterday the Finance Corporation list- ed the names of all officials and em- ployes receiving more than $400 =& month from the corporation. These number 106, of whom O. H. Wolfe, | manager of the Philadelphia office, re- celves the largest salary. His monthly pay was given as $1,333.33. President Charles G. Dawes and di- rectors of the corporation each re- ceives $833.33 monthly. Those recelving this payment be- sides Dawes are Harvey C. Gouch, Jesse H. Jones -and Wilson McCarthy. | Five employes recelve $1250 month, including M. G. Bogue, special counsel; George C. Holmberg, assistant | to the directors; George Roberts, spe- | cial counsel; Charles A. Miller, man- ager of the New York office, and H. M. Sims, manager of the Chicago office. G. G. Marr, general counsel, is listed as receiving $1,125 monthly; Hugh | Leach, $1,083.33, and George R. Cook- sey, the secretary, $1.000 & month. S.| S. Hathaway, assistant manager of the | New York office, and E. H. Watson, chief of the credit department of the | New York office, are listed as receiving salaries of $1,000 a month. M’ADOO WILL STUMP [ CALIFORNIA FOR GARNER First Address in Campaign to Be | Over Hook-up From Los An- geles April 11. | By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, April 2—William Gibbs McAdoo, former Secretary of the | Treasury, will tour the State in a cam- | paign for the nomination of John N.| Garner as the Democratic candidate for | | President, it was announced here today. | lip and torn ankle, she pushed a seat | He heads the ticket of Garner- | pledged candidates for delegates to the | national Democratic convention. His| radio hook-up from Los Angeles April 11 The California presidential preference | is being contested on | Roosevelt, LEADING FIGURES IN HONOLULU MURDER CASE. Lieut. Massie. his mother-in-law, Mrs. Granville Fortescue, and two Navy enlisted men are charged with killing the native, one of five al of Mrs. Massie. Olarence Darrow (u) ht) R S T e . attackers heads their court room in the v M | servative citizens are wrangling with a | woman walking away from the beholder. ! She walks just back of the judge's head, 2, 18 PRIL Mural Launches i)ebate * JUDGE HIDES ARTIST'S WORK BEHIND VELVET CURTAI By the Associated Press. ILWAUKEE, Wis, April 2—A spirited debate on art rages in Milwaukee's new $10,000,000 court house Milwaukee invited the talent of America to make the building artis- | tically correct. Now that the builder | and artist have finished their work, con- ‘ | group which believes in ultra-modern moods in murals. Heading the factions, although not participating in the arguments, are: Civil Judge Adelbert J. Hedding, & man with a wallop in his right arm end in his decisions, father of the State boxing law and former athlete at the University of Wisconsin. | Francis Scott Bradford, jr. of New York, painter of murals, member of the National Academy of Design. Covered By Curtain. For Judge Hedding's court room Artist Bradford painted a mural. It is entitled “Labor” and shows a large, bare-foot bent on some agricultural task. Judge Hedding gave one look and the | lady went into eclipse. Over it the | judge hung a mauve velvet curtain, and over the curtain is a portrait of George Washington. ““There,” he announced, “is a picture that litigants in this court can look at with profit. I | judge's Then the storm broke. The judge's modifications did terrible things to the harmony of design of the edifice, it was charged. Part of the labor element was offended, but part sided with the judg: “A barefoot peasant woman to repre. sent labor in industrial Milwaukee! this group snorted. “And we turning out 30,000 pairs of shoes a day, even with short, shifts! Our technical shops, rep- resented Dy a woman about to cut grain with ‘an improperly designed scythe!” Judge’s Own Domain, In New York Mr. Bradford is reported enjoying the stcrm greatly. He re- marked “Art must stand on its own feet.” “The feet of art,” the detractors ex- claimed. “That's just it—the feet of this woman are out of all proportion to Judge Hedding's head, or to the woman’s head.” John Messmer, county superintendent of construction, developed considerable blood pressure when he heard about the curtain. He would find out about it, he said, as he rushed into the judge’s chambers. He found out—got it straight from the man who wrote the State’s boxing law—that the court room is the judge's domain. If he doesn't like a picture he covers it up. “Furthermore,” said Judge Hedding, “people who don't appreciate art should not be obliged to tolerate it, all the artists in New York notwithstanding.” TWO PROBES SEEK TO FIX BLAME FOR FATAL BUS CRASH| ____ (Continued From First Page.) gers, most of whom were residents of the fashionable Chevy Chase and Cleve- l&nd Park seqtions. Those who escaped injury were badly shaken by the crash. Following the crash, Acting Super- intendent of Police Ernest W. Brown and Director of Traffic William A. Van Duzer conferred and decided that the entire personnel of the Jflllce depart- to give spg- | ment would be instructe cial attention to the enforcement of regulations concerning traffic lights. | Inspector Brown said a drive would be | made cn motorists who start off before the green light flashes on and who try to_“beat” the red light. Mr. Van Duzer pointed out that con- trol lights all over the city are being hooded to prevent motorists moving across the intersections vefore the light has changed from amber to green. Collapsed After Accident. One of the injured, Miss Wingfield, membership secretary of the Young Women's Christian Assoclation, forgot her own hurts yesterday long enough to assist an injured man from the wreck- age, but collapsed a few minutes later as she arrived at the Y. W. C. A, Build- | ing. gt was she who had the presence of mind to break the glass in a fire alarm box and summon the Fire Rescue Squad. ‘Although bleeding with a lacerated away after the collision and saw the | arm of a man sticking out of a sec- tion of the wréckage. She pulled the helping its owner from the bus. She then hailed & taxicab and drove to the Y. W. C. A, where she collapsed and Later comatose condition. |30 aays, COAL MINE STRIKE EFFECT SURVEYED Thousands Thrown OQut of Work in Unionized Bitu- minous Fields. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 2—Full effects of the wage differences which threw thou- sands of miners out of work in the unionized bituminous coal shafts of Illi- nois, Indiana, Eastern Ohio and North- ern West Virginia were being tabulated by operators and union officials today. It was their first opportunity to make such a survey because all mine opera- tions had been stopped yesterday due to a miners’ holiday, which began at mid- night March 31 at the same time orders to cease digging. born of the wage dis- putes, became effective. 2 Digging May Continue. In Illinois, where failure of miners and operators to agree on a new wage contract caused a shutdown of possibly estimates placed the num- ber of miners affected at 45,000. Be- lief was expressed, however, by both factions that digging would continue in some mines under the old wage scale, a plan optional with the miners and | first address will be over a State-wide | outstretched hand and succeeded in |Sanctioned by the Union Policy Com- mittee. In the neighboring Hoosler State, 6,- 000 deep-shaft miners were believed thrown out of work because a wage con- ference there was adjourned three | weeks ago pending outcome of the Illi- nois negotiations. Strip mines were running under a temporary agreement, however. Hocking Valley Conditions. In Eastern Ohio and the part of West Virginia, 25,000 miners had been called to strike by District No. 6 of the United Mine Workers after a wage dispute in Hocking Valley, but the operators and union officials agreed a survey today would be necessary to determine the effects. Meantime, the wage negotiations in Illinois were being continued by com- mittees from both factions, with little hope agreement would crown their efforts in less tham a month. “SPLIT TEAM” DEBATE HELD AT AMERICAN U. Pair Upholding ‘Capitalism as a System of Economic Organi- zation” Wins. In a so-called “split team" debate between debaters from Western Reserve University and American University here last night, the audience voted vic- tory to the team upholding “Capitalism 8s a System of Economic Organization.” The winning team consisted of Robert Marcus of American University and James Rice of Western Reserve. They upheld the negative of the question: “Resolved, That Capitalism as a System of Economic Organization Is Unsound.” ‘The affirmative team consisted of Barl Masincup of American University and Emmot Tedley of Western Reserve. American University next will debate New York University Tuesday night, April 12, at Hurst Hall. JOBS PROMISED 30,000 SEATTLE, Wash., April 2 (#).—The Times yesterday quoted E. A. Sims of Port Townsend, president of the Pacific Salmon Sales Corporation, as saying 30,000 men will find émployment in Alaska fisheries and canneries this year, all former employes. The Federal Buregu of Pisheries ‘This is Mrs. Granville Portescue, fense. The |ociety matron, co-defendant with Lieut. | em s Judigjary | Massie in the “honor” case.—A. P. Photos. 36,000 men will be oen Col:t.‘ Grays Harbor, bia River Puget ~ Sound ITOKID ORDERS NEW MANCHURIAN DRIVE Expedition Decided Upon to End Threat to Regime of Henry Pu-Yi. ___ (Continued From Pirst Page.) be taken over by Mitsui Mitsubishi be- cause the Government is short of funds. JAPANESE TAKE NUNGAN. Troops Break Through Lines of Chinese Rebels Near New Capital. By the Associated Press. CHANGCHUN, Manchuridn, April 2. —Japanese infantry, in a battle against Chinese rebel forces at Nungan, 35 miles north of here, smashed through the rebel lines this afternoon and occupied the town, turning back a serious threat ;gm‘nxl the new government of Henry u-Yi The Japanese victory was accom- plished after heavy fighting which took E}I\acrflsuum and east of the city during e day. PEACE TERMS NEARER. Negotiators at Shanghai Appear More Optimistic as Parley Halts. SHANGHAI, April 2 (#).—Chinese and Japanese peace negotiators were “in somewhat closer agreement,” it.was announced after today's conference at the British consulate, but their oppos- ing attitudes on the main issue of troop withdrawals remained unreconciled. They adjourned for the week end in order to consider the possibility of fur- ther concessions. The parleys will be resumed Monday afternoon. Three problems in connmection with the question of troop withdrawals still remain unsettled. While the negotia- tors are practically agreed on the ares into which the Japanese would with- draw, the Chinese remained unwilling to grant two of the areas specified by the Japanese. These are the village of Woosung and the vicinity of Mark- halm road where it joins Western Cha- pei. Disagree on Schedule. The latter district, which would strategically control any possible Chi- nese advance from the South or W: was added by the Japanese to the of areas previously proposed as con- centration points for their troops. The second point of disagreement is the time schedule for the withdrawals. The Chinese have insisted that the Japanese begin the withdrawal within a week after signing the truce and that the retirement to the specified areas be completed four weeks later. They also added that within another month the Japanese would be required to with- draw entirely within the international e Japanese were ready to time for withdrawal into !ge tpe.c?ne; concentration districts, but they in- sisted the final complete wlth&'n!ul must depend on circumstances. The third point of conflict relates to Japanese objections to Chinese troops taking up positions on the Nantoa and Pootung side of the Whangpoo River. BRITISH HOPEFUL FOR COMPROMISE ON FRENCH POLICY (Continued From First Page.) It proposes to bzm c economic bloc on the Dhc’numn lish ‘relations to o s'urqu and better Pranco-Italian refations to stabalize the aniidx;u"mt:“:} rqt'orfll'fl For ail this it wan| rea taln's sympathy and support. g But what does Great Britain want? Great Britain now, as for over two centuries past, desires to hold the bal- ance of power as between the various continental States. Its own prestige and safety, British opinion holds, depends on the maintenance of this doctrine, which to the British appears to be al- most as vital as does the Monroe Doc- trine to the United States. In practice this means that Great Britain should carefully keep the scales even as between France and Germany in Northern and Central Europe and as between France and Italy on the Medi- terranean, throwing its weight rather to the weaker than the stronger side and this without question of t wrong, but simply as & matter :l‘:xpo- French Aims Opposed. diency. Thus, since the World War, British opinion has tended steadily to support Germany and Italy as against France, because, from the British viewpoint, France, owing partly to its own new position and ‘g::’tly.ttu its alliances, had become rong. Gm}u Clemenceau, visiting London a few nemy o years ago, said to David Lloyd “I think you have been an e l_ll_ly cflr:lm;l‘yu;v%r since the armistice.” 0 whicl ¥ , Clemenceau, repu%tmn‘mw o history.” reat Britain, accordingly, would like to see the French sylumm‘y of al- liances dissolved and would luctant to participate in. any which seemed to tend to te the domination of France m: on_the Continent. Finally, what do Germany and Italy want? They, along with Hungary, Austris and Bulgaria, want the territorial dis- positions of the peace treaties revised, naturally in their own favor and to the detriment of France and its allies. ‘They are not agreed on details of this revision, but they are agreed in their desire to keep the present mmgnn sys- tem from consolidating until after they rearrange it to suit themselves. Like Grea} Britain, therefore, whose sup- port they are courting on their side as ardently as France is on its side, they are reluctant to see the status quo consolidated, whether along the Dan- ube or anywhere else. Grave Plight Pressing. There is one problem, however, which will not wait, and that is the financial plight of Hungary and Austria. Thus while France wants to utilize the pres- ent moment to effect first Danube sta- bilization and then Eastern n and Mediterranean stabilizations on the present territorial bases, the revis- jonist countries want merely” to deal with emergency ald to Hungary Austria and leave the other problems until later. Great Britain tends to share this latter view. However, the only country which can effectively aid Hungary and Austria for the moment seems to be Prance, and ! France threatens to withhold.this aid ,unless it is accompanied by some sort of permanent stability. Great Britain, therefore, intends to take care not to force the French hand into open opposition. which might re- sult disastrously for Hungary and Aus- tria and even the others in Central Europe, but on the contrary, to go easy, speak soothingly to France and try to effect a sort of minimum compromise. Hungary and Austris, themselves caught between their pi for territorial revision and their urgent need for money, tend to support this British strategy. Germany is strongly to the French plans on the Danube, as-every- where else, but may Yreler for the pres- ent somewhat to veil this opposition. As for Italy, there are signs that it might be willing to come to terms with France, but only if France makes con- :‘l,d?‘:lbh colonial’and naval concessions y. This, as nearly as can now be de- m seems o be the inmer ) re-